Asa Soltan Rahmati

Iran 1976–1978

• 1976 Born in Ahwaz, Iran
• 1976 Khark, Iran
• 1977 Abadan, Iran

England 1978

• 1978 London and Portsmouth

Iran 1979-1984

• 1979 Bandar Anzali, Iran
• 1983 Tehran, Iran

Germany 1984–1991

• 1984 Hamburg, Germany: admitted as political refugees from Iran
• 1986 Bismark Gymnasium, Hamburg

United States 1991–1997

• 1991 Los Angeles, US: admitted as political refugees from Germany
• 1994 graduated Beverly Hills High School
• 1997 admitted into UCLA

India 1998–1999

• 1998 Delhi University, India for 7 months on an EAP program through UCLA
• Traveled throughout India, mainly exploring Kashmir and the Islamic gypsies in the Himalayan ranges and traveling throughout Kerala, Rajasthan, Goa, and Varanasi. Also spent some time in Nepal and Thailand.

United States 1999–present

• 2000 graduated UCLA
• BA in Philosophy
• BA in Psychology
• 2001 August: Officially debuted work as “Asasin”, initially experimenting with a Series that explored a fusion of [political] art and fashion.

Asa works in various mediums, mainly acrylics, serigraphy, photography, and film.